During the arrest of Jesus, Peter lunges at the nearest temple servant and cuts off his ear. But Jesus intervenes. "Put the sword away," he tells Peter and steps over to touch and heal the injured servant.

Then Jesus says to those who ...

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I am powerless when my attempts to demonstrate such 'so called' power go unrecognized in situations. In those circumstances, I need to call upon the power of the Holy Spirit to work in my life. But have I. No, more times than I care to remember, I have 'treaded deep waters alone
resulting in frustration and discouragement. On these occasions which I may encounter in the future, I need to call upon my Lord for assistance and allow His power to work in His ways. Forgive me, Jesus, for those times that I've forged on in life and not allowed your power to work
through me. Thank you for the times when you've given me the ability to 'let go and let God' work in me. In Jesus Name I pray, Amen.

Chris Wolf

April 16, 20142:18am

In general men do not like to give up control of anything. Even when we have no true power to change something that is happening to us we still feel that we must resist and put up some kind of fight. True power is to let go and let God do what is needed.

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